Tennessee Baseball head coach Tony Vitello, 1B Luc Lipcius and starting LHP Will Heflin spoke to the media in the postgame press conference after the 3-2 loss in 11 innings to Alabama in the SEC Tournament in Hoover Wednesday afternoon. Video courtesy of the SEC Media Portal.
While they may be working on separate musical projects it looks like Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard are bringing Florida Georgia Line to the fans!
FGL announced the I Love My Country tour, and can’t wait to get back out on stage!
The guys shared, “Touring is back, y’all! This is the longest we’ve gone without being on the road, and we’ve been counting down the days until we can finally say – we’re going on tour! Thank you to our fans for all of your support with our new music over the past year, we truly can’t wait to bring these tunes to the stage.”
Brian and Tyler added, “We’re excited to see your faces, feel the energy, and bring some good vibes to your city this fall. Let’s make some new memories!”
Russell Dickerson, Lauren Alaina and Redferrin will also be on the tour that starts in September and runs through November while covering nearly 30 concert dates.
Check out Florida Georgia Line’s I Love My Country tour schedule here…
SEPTEMBER
24 | Atlanta, GA – Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood
25 | New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Center
26 | Houston, TX – Toyota Center
30 | Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
OCTOBER
1 | Cleveland, OH – Blossom Music Center
2 | Indianapolis, IN – Ruoff Music Center
7 | Virginia Beach, VA – Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach
8 | Hartford, CT – XFINITY Theatre
9 | Syracuse, NY – St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview
14 | Des Moines, IA – Wells Fargo Arena
15 | Omaha, NE – CHI Health Center
16 | St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
21 | Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
22 | Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion
23 | Washington, DC – Jiffy Lube Live
28 | Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
29 | Chicago, IL – United Center
30 | Kansas City, MO – T-Mobile Center
NOVEMBER
4 | San Diego, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
5 | Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre
6 | Wheatland, CA – Toyota Amphitheatre
7 | Fresno, CA – Save Mart Center
11 | Phoenix, AZ – Ak-Chin Pavilion
12 | Los Angeles, CA – The Forum
13 | San Bernardino, CA – Glen Helen Amphitheater
16 | Denver, CO – Ball Arena
17 | Salt Lake City, UT – Vivint Smart Home Arena
19 | Portland, OR – Moda Center
20 | Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
I Love My Country tour 2021, presented by Old Camp and sponsored by T-Mobile. Produced by Live Nation, tickets go on sale next Friday, June 4 at 10 a.m. (local) here.
Photo Credit: John Shearer
Did you catch Thomas Rhett on The Voice Finale Results episode this week?
He performed the title track from his new album Country Again – Side A – watch it here…
Photo Courtesy of Valory Music Co
HOOVER, Ala. – No. 4 Tennessee dropped its SEC Tournament opener to Alabama, 3-2, in extra innings on Wednesday afternoon at the Hoover Met.
Jake Rucker, Luc Lipcius and Connor Pavolony finished with two hits apiece as the Vols out-hit the Tide, 10-6 for the game. Pavolony and Liam Spence drove in UT’s two runs on the day with RBI singles in the seventh inning with the Vols trailing 2-0.
Senior left hander Will Heflin got the start and gave Tennessee 5.1 solid innings of work, allowing two runs on four hits. Camden Sewell worked 2.2 scoreless to keep the Vols within striking distance before handing the ball off to Sean Hunley, who was the hard-luck loser after allowing one run on just two hits in three innings.
Alabama opened the scoring with a run in the top of the second on an RBI groundout from Jackson Tate. Zane Denton and Owen Diodati led off the inning with a single and a double to put two runners in scoring position with nobody out, but Heflin was able to induce three straight ground outs to end the inning and limit the damage.
The Tide (31-22) tacked on a second run in the top of the sixth despite not recording a hit in the inning. A hit batter and three walks allowed Alabama to take a 2-0 lead.
The Vols were finally able to break through in the bottom of the seventh, scoring a pair of runs to tie the game. After two Alabama errors earlier in the inning, Pavolony drove in UT’s first run with a single to right center before pinch runner Christian Scott scored on an infield single by Spence to tie the game.
It looked as if Tennessee had walked it off in the bottom of the ninth for the win, but Max Ferguson was called for runner’s interference at second base as Alabama was attempting to turn a double play. The call ended the inning and sent the game to extras.
After a scoreless 10th inning, the Crimson Tide got a leadoff double from Sam Praytor, who scored on an RBI single up the middle by Diodati two batters later to give Alabama a 3-2 lead. The Vols were retired in order in the bottom of the 11th to end the game.
Tennessee (42-15) will face off against No. 3 Mississippi State in the first game of the day tomorrow. Winner will remain in the tournament and the loser will be eliminated. First pitch against the Bulldogs is slated for 10:30 a.m. ET.
SEWELL STANDS OUT: Despite the loss, junior right hander Camden Sewell had another solid relief outing in Wednesday’s game. The Cleveland, Tennessee, native did not allow a hit in 2.2 innings pitched, allowed one walk and struck out two. Over his last three appearances, Sewell has given up just three hits and two runs in nine innings of work while striking out nine batters.
Box Score (PDF) | Vitello, Heflin & Lipcius Postgame Video
-UT Athletics
Last April, 2020, the world lost John Prine.
At the time, the country music community sent out their messages of love…
Miranda Lambert: “thank you for everything. One and only. #hellointhere #johnprine.”
Keith Urban: “The angel flys home. Rest in blessed peace John Prine. Love and prayers to all of your family and friends. -KU”
Maren Morris: “Angel from Montgomery was one of the first songs I learned to play on guitar when I was 12. This one hurts.”
Brothers Osborne: “Rest easy, wordsmith. Forever you will live in your songs. Thank you for your infinite wisdom, subtle humor, and lyrical lessons. You will never be forgotten. @john_prine”
Trisha Yearwood: “My heart is broken. Godspeed kind man. All my love and strength to your family.”
Miranda, Keith, Brothers Osborne, Maren, & Trisha were just some of the artists who were influenced by – and fans of – John Prine.
This October, the celebration of John’s life and artistry will be a weeklong event in Nashville culminating on what would have been his 75th birthday.
You Got Gold will be a series of concerts held all over Music City between October 3rd thru the 10th, including tribute shows at The Ryman Auditorium (October 6 & 7), the CMA Theater at the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum (October 8), and the Basement East (October 9) with more shows & events to be announced.
Each of these shows will include a unique surprise line-up of friends performing and celebrating John’s inimitable life and songs.
Proceeds from the week will benefit the newly created 501c3, The Hello In There Foundation. Established by the Prine family to honor John’s memory, the work of the foundation will be inspired and guided by John’s simple song title, “Hello In There,” and aims to identify and collaborate with individuals and communities where people of all ages are marginalized, discriminated against or, for any reason, are otherwise forgotten
For more information head to You Got Gold
Photo Courtesy of John Prine
This is A Day in the Country with Paul Koffy – May 26th
On this day in 2016 Dierks Bentley released “Different For Girls” featuring Elle King
In 2013 Florida Georgia Line was number-one “Get Your Shine On”
In 2009 Montgomery Gentry was invited to join the Grand Ole Opry
And a very happy birthday to Hank Williams Jr
Photo Courtesy of Hank Williams Jr
Did you catch Lady A‘s recent appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show?
The trio performed their current single “Like A Lady” — and the most impressive part? They were actually there in the studio with Ellen DeGeneres!
After they were done singing Ellen couldn’t contain her excitement of having musical guests back on her set.
Watch Lady A sing “Like A Lady” and Ellen’s reaction here…
Photo Credit: Dove Shore
Jordan Davis recently released a brand new EP called Buy Dirt, which includes his latest hit, and current single at country radio, “Almost Maybes.”
Now he’ll be doing a livestream event with the music from the EP – and more – for fans to checkout today, Wednesday May 26th, at 7 PM CST
Along with the video Jordan also shared this post, “Excited to announce that I’ll be doing a livestream of my new EP Buy Dirt from EXIT/IN on Wednesday at 7pm CST. Can’t wait to see y’all there, answer some questions, and play these new songs live. While you’re watching, you can donate to support MVAN – Music Venue Alliance of Nashville & might even have a few surprise guests pop in.”
Surprise guest? We wonder if that would be the same guest who sings on the title track to Jordan’s EP…Luke Bryan.
Jordan shared a bit of how Luke ended up on the project…
When it comes to the music on Buy Dirt, Jordan says “I think these eight songs work really well together, just because they were created in such a close period of time I think I was in the same head space on all of ‘em, and I got to cover one of my favorite John Prine songs to kind of kick this EP off. But, yeah, (I’m) really happy with how all these eight songs kind of blend with what I was going through during the pandemic.”
Check out the Jordan Davis’ livestream event right here – https://umgn.us/JDBDLivestream
Photo Courtesy of UMG Nashville
Blake Shelton has been all over the place performing his current single “Minimum Wage” from his brand new album Body Language.
His recent stops include The Tonight Show, NBC’s Today…and The Tonight Show…again.
Blake is no stranger to appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — and he recently showed up to chat with Jimmy Fallon about music, weddings, touring, and The Voice….check out their conversation here…
Then a few days later Blake showed up again on The Tonight Show to performed his Top-15 – and climbing – hit…”Minimum Wage.”
If you missed it, check it out here…
Last week, the day his new album Body Language arrived for fans, Blake stopped by NBC’s iconic morning show, Today, and picked up the conversation that was started on The Tonight Show.
Photo Courtesy of Blake Shelton
First the good news – Jason Aldean is working on a new album! The yet to be titled…or even made…will be the 10th of his career.
Now, as a fan, you’d think Jason would be in a state of the art studio with all the latest music recording equipment available in Nashville…right?
Well, Jason shared that his reality might not live up to the expectations of some of his fans…
Don’t knock the latest in cardboard recording technology when the results sound like…here’s Jason’s current Top-10 and climbing single at country radio “Blame It On You.”
Photo Credit: Joseph Llanes
